THB #401a: Are We There Yet - Ep. 2

8:27 am, Erev Erev Erev Yom Kippur. (That means 3 nights away.)

Rumor from Sherman Oaks is that everyone enjoyed the healthy green shakes provided by Bob’s personal chef last night and that every crumb of Zaslav’s cheesecake, flown in by private jet from New York in the arms of Dave’s albino personal assistant, was devoured. (Yeah… if you are still calling him “Zas,” catch up. It’s Dave now. And he’s considering “Ken-Z” as his next name for insider friends.)

The inside scoop is… they are still talking. I’ve had this confirmed by the writer’s side, the producer’s side, and by the Dalai Lama himself, who is really ready to get back to work, his producing deal at Netflix now suspended for the last 37 days.

The great mystery of the last few days has been the absence of Apple and Amazon from the negotiations. Direct quote from a tech source who works for both companies and can’t be named because they aren’t really existent… “What strike?”

And so the real question, as we hope to close this thi…